An aging world : dilemmas and challenges for law and social policy / edited by John M. Eekelaar and David Pearl ; with an introduction by Peter Laslett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eekelaar, John M.

Pearl, David, 1944-

International Society on Family Law. World Conference 1988 : Tokyo, Japan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people.

Population forecasting.

Physical Description:

x, 921 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : Clarendon Press, 1989.

Summary:

The rapidly increasing proportion of elderly in the world's population is creating a demographic structure unprecedented in world history. This volume provides the first critical examination on an international basis of the problems facing legal and social systems as a result of these demographic changes. Experts analyze population trends and their relationship to world population policies and structures, consider how family support systems cope with these changes, and address a wide range of legal and social problems connected with policies toward the elderly.

Notes:

"This volume is based on papers given at the Sixth World Conference of the International Society on Family Law."

Bibliography: page 920.

ISBN:

0198254091

OCLC:

21161072